Monterey man wins bronze at World Cup bobsled competition

Rookie USA-2 pilot Nick Cunningham of Monterey posted the fastest run of the second heat Saturday to win a bronze medal at Lake Placid, N.Y. in his third World Cup bobsled competition.

Cunningham's four-man team included pushers Andreas Drbal of Belmont, Adam Clark of Owenton, Ky. and Chris Fogt of Alpine, Utah. Cunningham's mistake a day earlier cost his two-man sled a medal chance.

"You've got to realize the level that we're at and I wasn't upset about fifth place, I was upset that I fell back," Cunningham told reporters. "I hate doing that to my guys. When they give everything and I don't come through for them that's the hardest part."